Coffee Moaning for Thursday. I'm having one of those I don't feel like working moods.
I'm easily distracted by the Internet today. Title is "BOTSWANA VARIANT, Migrant Crisis, Student Depression, How To Halt Stress & Anxiety."
It starts with Nadia and her cheesy ON TV smile. Mark starts things off by saying he looks like Noel Edmonds. "Did you notice Noel Edmonds always wore a blouse?"
I don't remember him wearing blouses so much as flowery shirts. Nadia sent Mark off to a fascia expert/osteopath. "What's the fascia Mark?" "It's sort of like tissue that is one bit of tissue that surrounds the entire body and is all interconnected."
Did his teachers ever tell him not to use a term twice in a definition? Anyway, she sent him to "Magic Mike" who helps her with her plantar fascia and what with Mark working out all the time, he might need help, especially around the shoulders.
It's probably lactic acid built up in the muscles. Her and Maddie were laughing about him going. He ended up with the cushion impresson in his face. "It looked like he had a red toilet seat" on his face. Nadia says he is a miracle worker. He apparently has a six pack hiding. Lee said he got headaches from weight training last year. Reem don't share contact details. "Lee, we've got to find time to chat, we have so much to talk about." Mark has course work to do. Vlogmas and Meals in Minutes later. Quiz December 1st.
How is Teddy? He was bad last night, but is much better today. Because he was under sedation, he remembered bits of the procedure. So he is feeling rough. Plug for that stupid Insta Mark did. "He's a little
tit" says Nadia. COAMP has landed. Nadia says they were really moved by all their comments. Chat turns to yoof and vaping. "It is definitely going to be a next subject." Apparently 1 vape is the equal of 120 cigarettes. Schools are struggling with vaping, is it more dangerous than smoking? Nadia says it is the alcopops of smoking. Zoe heard about a vape blowing up in someone's face.
Vapes, hoverboards and Teslas: 3 things that seem to spontaneously combust. Emma had Norovirus.
I've had that, nasty illness. Prepare yourselves for this one. Nadia once licked a handle someone held, hoping she would get it because she was "so fucked up about being fat."
Mark is shocked. Lee says his family has had it recently, it is spreading around.
Mark wants to talk migrant crisis and he was annoyed with Nick Ferrari. He apparently shut someone down being reasonable and saying if countries don't realize the causes of the migrant crisis and sort that out, it will continue. Death toll might go up to 30. Nadia does her dissertation on the desperation of migrants. Nads thinks the reporting has been disgusting, everybody pointing fingers, mudslinging going on. Allegedly more people are leaving the UK than going says Nadia
. Talk about clodhopping Western countries through other parts of the world and I don't know why my type is bolding right now, so bear with me. Mark tells Nadia not to say that, Nick Ferrari will turn her off. Fixed it.
Nadia says we don't have enough people to pick the fruit, drive trucks, etc., etc.
They are bitching in Canada about a labour shortage and quite frankly we don't, IT CALLED PAY PEOPLE A LIVING WAGE MORONS! Don't forget the skyrocketing inflation rates. Mark mentions exploitation of workers. Breaking News: Richard Madeley in hospital. Nadia is on her phone to check it out. Mark continues to say the EU helped balanced the weight amongst countries, so Brexit bad chat. What is France's responsibility, Belgium, Spain. Mark asks "Where is that damp squib the United Nations?" Nadia wants this situation to work for eveybody.
Richard Madeley, participants freaking out and we still don't know what exactly happened. Nadia asks if it was indigestion. Botswana variant, have you hear of it?
No. Nadia said it is in a far flung place. She also wasn't sure about talking about it, lest it be fearmongering. In Japan the child of Delta has killed father Delta, so the virus is doing some patricide now. Mark does the BoJo impression. Rise in students with depression. Mr. counsellor in training says it is no surprise, The rates of depression are causing disruptions at uni. Mark goes on about going back to normal losing its lustre and allooorre.
They have reported here that male suicide rates are at an all time high. "Let's avoid snowflake, let's avoid softies, let's avoid querying whether people really have mental health."
Further on the mental health thingy, Nadia has something to tell us about halting stress and anxiety. Nadia scrunches and fluffs 'er 'air. "Have you every heard of the VAGAS nerve?"
Yes. Mark has never heard of it!
Nadia reads out that it is the largest cranial nerves, starts at the base of the brain connecting the throat, ear and facial muscles. The doctor has just called. Nadia leaves only to return because she got cut off. So, all the way to the gut the vagus nerve goes and then the doctor calls back. Good Ship Lollipop calls it the seat to the soul.
Have you ever tried those vagus nerve relaxation techniques on YouTube? I was suprised how effective it was. Happy birthday Anica 79. Mark says vagus SINcope, sounds like a villian in the Marvel Universe.
Are we sure he has a post secondary education? Moria has a book on the vagus nerve. "VAASO vagal event SINcope causes fainting." More flapping and floundering on this topic from Mark, since this topic is in Nadia's wheelhouse. Oh and by the way, there is a gas leak at a Spanish nuclear plant 1 dead, 3 in the hospital. Lisa Armstrong showing off her weight loss, suck it Ant. Scientists perplexed by flesh eating vulture bees who have quit pollen for dead bodies.
HAVE A LOVELY DAY, VLOGMAS AND MEALS IN MINUTES. Oh wait a sec, Nadia is done on the phone. Back to the vagus nerve and Nadia said Mark will not listen to her about the vagus nerve. Mark says he is listening, but Nadia says he isn't and gets really cross with him and says to him to repeat what she just said. He breaks down in laughter to say no he wasn't listening.
Prick. Nadia tells him to go sit in the car.
Mark says it is Thankgiving today and he was just checking. "You deserve to be stressed, you deserve to have anxiety!"
Nadia says the first time she heard about the vagus nerve was from her gut woman, plugs her gut woman. You have to look after it through deep breathing. Ashley says he's got to go to Vegas. Ha. Ha.
"Ashley, you are not fuckin helping." There's an app called Breath Work. Now some of you will know this already, as Nadia says the sound of a cat purring is good sound therapy for the vagus nerve. "I bet there is a YouTube channel with just cats purring." Yes there are several Nadia, I listen to them to go to sleep sometimes.
Nadia puts her hands over her ears and hums, then asks if you have been to a gong bath. "You can just feel anxious for the rest of your life" Nadia tells Mark. May Boo wants to know where this is leading.
You're in the wrong place. Someone mentions doing a Joe Wicks and have a tub in the garden. Nadia says she is annoyed they threw away the tub that could have been in the garden.
Great, another home for vermin.
"Happy Thanksgiving or is it Merry Thanksgiving" says Mark. He says he has always wanted to celebrate it and always misses it.
Turkey, cranberries, stuffing, roast/mashed potatoes, carrots, peas, green bean, pumpkin pie. Not unlike Christmas. Mark blathers on about some weird formula to figure out when Thanksgiving is and I have never heard of such a thing. Second Monday of October in Canada, 4th Thursday in November for the States, it never changes. Welcome Kara to the tune of Karma Chameleon. GUYS HAVE A LOVELY DAY, HAVE A LOVELY THANKSGIVING, HIT THE LIKE BUTTON, HIT THE SUBSCRIBE BUTTON AND THE NOTIFICATION BELL AND DO NOT MISS DECEMBER 1ST QUIZ AT 7 FOLLOWED BY THE VERY FIRST VLOGMAS LINK COMING. That was boring. Laters!